Project Description
Roof Conservation

Location
1 Prince Albert Road, Sydney, NSW

Timeline
2019 – 2020

Designed by Walter Liberty Vernon and completed in 1913, the Registrar General’s building is one of Sydney’s historic civic buildings in the Macquarie/College Street precinct, alongside St Mary’s Cathedral, St James Church, Hyde Park Barracks, and Hyde Park.

The building is of state of State Heritage Significance and is a fine example of sandstone Gothic Revival architecture. Standing at the junction of the Domain and Hyde Park, it serves as a complimentary landmark to St Mary’s Cathedral opposite.

By 2019, the original slate and copper roofs of the building complex, made up of four wings around a central courtyard, were in a state of dilapidation. In 2020, the slate and copper roofs were replaced and associated conservation works undertaken. Letizia Coppo + Associates was responsible for development of the project plan, documentation of the works, and heritage architectural advice during construction.